Mahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle was born on 11 September 1986 in Tzaneen, South Africa, and is a rugby union player for the Sharks in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup.
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30 Facts About Chiliboy Ralepelle
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Chiliboy Ralepelle played for the Under-19s in 2005 and made the step up to the national Under-21 team in the same year.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle captained the Under-21s at the 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship in France.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle didn't make any appearances in the competition, but did captain the Blue Bulls U21 side in the Under-19 Provincial Championship.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle was an unused replacement in the final two Tri Nations games.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle was then included in the South African squad for the 2006 tour to the Northern Hemisphere.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle appeared as a substitute in the second Test at Twickenham.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle made a single appearance in 2007, in a Super 14 match against the Cheetahs.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle then picked up a serious knee injury that ruled him out of rugby for the remainder of the year.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle made his return in pre-season matches prior to the 2008, but injured his knee during the captain's run prior to a warm-up match against the SWD Eagles in George.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle made fifteen appearances for the Bulls in the 2009 Super 14 season, scoring his first try in this competition in their match against the Cheetahs.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle made four appearances for the national side during the 2009 Tri Nations Series, helping South Africa win the competition for the third time.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle made five appearances for the Blue Bulls during the 2010 Vodacom Cup, but made just one appearance against the Stormers in Cape Town during the 2010 Super 14 season.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle made five appearances during the 2010 Tri Nations Series and a further eight appearances in domestic action for the Blue Bulls during the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle was selected in the South Africa squad that toured Great Britain and Ireland during the 2010 end-of-year rugby union internationals.
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However, on 15 November 2010, Chiliboy Ralepelle was suspended and sent back to South Africa following a positive drugs test after their match against Ireland, with traces of banned substance methylhexanamine found in his system.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle played in sixteen Super Rugby matches for the Bulls in 2011, getting one try in their match against the Force, but the Bulls finished in seventh place on the log to miss out on a play-off spot.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle made two appearances for South Africa during the 2011 Tri Nations Series and scored his first international try in their match against Australia in Sydney.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle made three appearances for the Blue Bulls during the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division before being named in the Springbok squad that played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle started in seventeen matches for the Bulls during the 2012 Super Rugby season, helping them reach the play-offs, where they were eliminated by the Crusaders.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle did return to action at the end of the year, making three appearances for the Blue Bulls in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division before being an unused player for South Africa's end-of-year tour.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle played in seventeen matches for the Bulls during the 2013 Super Rugby season, his most prolific season ever, scoring two tries – one in their match against the Stormers and one against the Southern Kings.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle made one more appearance for the Springboks, coming on as a late substitute in their match against Italy during the 2013 mid-year rugby union tests.
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In June 2013, the Bulls announced that Chiliboy Ralepelle would join French Top 14 side Toulouse after the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season, but he failed to feature in the competition.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle made a total of ten appearances in the Top 14 and a further six in the Heineken Cup for Toulouse.
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On 19 March 2014, Chiliboy Ralepelle faced an out-of-competition drugs test, where he tested positive for anabolic steroid drostanolone.
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The hearing into this positive drugs test was set for mid-March 2015, but Chiliboy Ralepelle had his contract with Toulouse cancelled and returned to South Africa.
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Chiliboy Ralepelle was eventually banned for two years, for a period 10 April 2014 to 10 April 2016, effective from the date that the player's initial provisional suspension came into effect.
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Durban-based Super Rugby outfit the Sharks announced that Chiliboy Ralepelle would join them prior to the 2016 Super Rugby season.
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